Chris-- I love your quote: "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." That means be kind to me, too, eh?
Swampy-- Every person on these boards or who is in recovery has been where you are standing. Take comfort in that. Not only are you NOT ALONE, but there is hope in getting to the other side. Don't drink because, no matter what, drinking WILL make things worse. Let's both try to be a little bit kinder to ourselves, OK?
Hugs....
jojo